Matthew 23:9
And call no man on earth your father; for one is your Father, who is in heaven.
Henry Tompkins Anderson’s 1864 New Testament
In The King James Version
And call no man your father upon the earth: for one is your Father, which is in heaven.
In Context
8But you must not be called Rabbi; for one is your leader, and all of you are brethren.
10And be not called leaders; for one is your leader, the Christ.
Cross References
Matthew 6:32For after all these things do the Gentiles seek: for your heavenly Father knows that you need all these things.
Acts 22:1Brethren and fathers, hear my defense, which I now make before you.
1 Corinthians 4:15For though you have ten thousand tutors in Christ, yet you have not many fathers: for in Christ Jesus I have begotten you through the gospel.
Matthew Henry on Matthew 23:2-13
The Scribes and Pharisees Condemned; Cautions against Pride. 1 Then spake Jesus to the multitude, and to his disciples, 2 Saying, The scribes and the Pharisees sit in Moses' seat: 3 All therefore whatsoever they bid you observe, that observe and do; but do not ye after their works: for they say, and do not. 4 For they bind heavy burdens and grievous to be borne, and lay them on men's shoulders; but they themselves will not move them with one of their fingers. 5 But all their works they do for to be seen of men:… Read the whole commentary →